MoD Abbey Wood
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Filton
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, Bristol
Bristol
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, that houses the Defence Equipment and Support procurement organisation.
The building project involved over 130,000 m² of buildings including offices, restaurants, library, sports facilities, training rooms, auditoria and conferences rooms, support facilities and a crèche together with landscaping and external works on a 98 acres (396,592.3 m²) site.
The facility was opened in 1996 and MoD Procurement Executive departments from across the UK, mainly London, relocated to the new facility. Subsequently further consolidation to the site has occurred. The site manages procurement contracts for the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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, the British Army
British Army
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and the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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Abbey Wood is the largest MoD site in the UK with 7,000 staff – rising to 10,300 by 2012 with the opening of new buildings nearby.